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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-30
STATE TEXTBOOKS.
EX.STATE PRINTER AYERS RE-
IUTES FALSEH00DS,
And Shows the Book Rings Organ.
the San Francisco " Chronicle
in a Very Unfavorable Light.
Lies Angeles Heraid, June 2sth. ]


On my return to this city, after a short
absence, l found an elaborate article in the
San Francisco Chronicle OF last Friday,
grossly attacking me for my part in the
State text book publications. Whoever got
up this article was aetuated by malice, and
exhibits an unfriendliness to the State text
book scheme worthy of partisan of the
old school-book ring. He twists and dis
terts figures and misrepresents facts in or
der to reach a foregone conclusion. A short
time since the Chronicle published dis
patch, from the same source, we presume,
in which it was said that the State Board
of Education was greatly exercised over a
shortage of $4,000 in the textbook print
ing department, and they didn't know
whether it had been spent by the present
incumbent or had not been left in the
Treasury by State Printer Ayers. These
are not the exact words, but the alternative
idea conveyed was that | was defaulter TO
the fund to that amount. Professor Ira
Moore, member of the Board, has since
told me that there was never such an idea
preached or intimated by the Board. ]
cite this merely to let the public see what
reliance is TO be placed in whoever he is
that furnishes the Chronicle with periodical
sensations on the textbook works. In
this instance, l propose to show that he
has, by misapplying tables. perverting fig
ures and taking the grossest license With
estimates, tried to mislead the people, and
TO injure public undertaking which is
calculated to do an immense amount OF
good to the community.
The writer, in order to lay a basis for his
attack upon the whole work, and especially
on me- goes back to the report male by me
to the Senate in 1883. | made that report
in response to a resolution of the Senate
requesting me 10 furnish an estimate of
the cost of printing a series of school
books. procured estimates of the cost OF
binding from leading bookbinders in San
Francisco and Sacramento and figured up
the cost of paper, presswork, printing. etc.
In my report gave every detail and item
of cost, and the exact mode in which |
arrived at the gross amounts set forth. OF
course / took no account of the cost of
compilation, for there was no way in which
that could be got at then. The Chronicle
in introducing my 1883 table of estimates
(which it shamefully garbles, as l will
show,) says: The State is now learning.
by costly experience, that Ayers did not
come, in his estimates, within one-fifth of
what the books are now costing Let us
see how true this is. l have not copy of
that report at hand, but l will take the
Chronicles figures and deal only with the
books got out during my term, as follows
ESTIMATES OF 1859
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JNo. EITEL.

A ssAYER AND CHEMIST, no. Sl7 ] ST.
~ Analysis aud assays made of Gold, Silver
and all the useful minerals containing metals
or possessing commercial value. Also, water
tested as to its purity and medicinal value.
Amalgams retorted, smelted and bullion assays
made. Gold purchased at assay value Blow
pipe and assay instructions given. If
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GENERAL NOTICES.

Independence Day Entertainment ut
Westminster Presbyterian Church, FRIDAY
EVENING, July l, 1887. TableauS Music, Reel
taiions and decorations appropriate tothe Fourth
of July. Each boy and girl given present. Ad
mission, including Ice Cream and Cake, 20 Gems
DC iy25-stsThF
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The Glory of Man Is His Strength, and
for the many ailments arising from nervous
prostitution and physical weakness, such as loss
OF vital energy, nervous debility, seminal weak
ness, impotency and the various ills caused by
lndiscretion, Excess and Abuse there is no more
ehectual remedy than DIR. LaMars' Seminal
Pills. They build up the entire system, renew
the wasted energies, giving strength, vigor and
firm find in them veritable fountain of youth.
Price, 81 so. Sent C. o. D., by express, or by
mail, on receipt of price, Address all orders to
A MCBOYLE d CO.. Druggists, p. o. Box 1852,
San Francisco. jaS-6n
$. 8. & e. L. southworth, Dentists. Sac.
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FITs.-All Fits stopped fee BY Dr.
kiiae's Great Eesse 2esIoreg. No Fits
et2e- FIRST days as, Marvellous cures.
Treatise and 81 tsSai bottle free 10 Fit
cases. Send to Dr. Eliaf esi arss s.-1s,,
Philadelphia. pe.
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GACRAMENTO FOUNDRY, FRONT STREET,
- corner N. Steam Engines, all kinds OF Mn
ing, Snip and Agricultural Machinery, House
Castings, Iron Railings and Ornamental Work,
Horse Powers and the best Ground Roller. q
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had Catarrh for ten years, and In Janu-
airy bought a bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm at d
NJ. StockmOn's Pioneer Drug Store and have had
but little trouble since. 1t is the best remedy
ever tried.-Jas. L. Anderson, .uisln, Cal. feSly
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You've and mid&ie-aged men suffer;oe
ircsi nervous debility and kindred alice
tians, as less OF meaory and hypochoE-
aria- should ;nclose 10esnts in stamps for
large iiisistTsted treatise suggesting sure
means OF c re. address Worlds Dispen-
sarv Medical Association, is4,falo. n. Y.
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Ballny odors from Spice Islauds,
Waited by the tropic breeze;
S0Z0DONT in healthful fragrance
Cannot be surpassed by these.
Teeth 1t whitens, purifes:
lou will use 1t if you're wise. iyl-lyTuThs
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I IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN PAINTS,
j. Oils, Glass, Varnish, Brushes lamps, Wall
Paper, Picture holdings, Painters and Artists
Materials, etc. Also, make speciality of Plain
and Decorative Paper Hanging House and Sign
Painting, Glazing and Gliding, No. GIG street,
Sacramento. 4p
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The best place in California have your printing onet
a. j. Johnston 6; Cos. go J St, Sacramento, Cal
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WHEN the number of California thor
oughbreds in the field at the East, COM
pared with the whole number Of blood
horses in the country that are contestants
in turf events, is taken into account, the
achievements of the California horses for
the past two years have been simply Won
derful. The position that California-bred
horses have taken at the East is something
astonishing, all things considered. Talk
of the Blue Grass region of Kentucky,
and what mine Of wealth it is to the old
Boone State! Why, California, in the
near future, promises to command the at
tention of the world as the best breeding
ground for blood stock on earth, and take,
as it deserves, the first place in the front
rank, over and above all others, for stock
raising advantages.
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s. cARLE
t. L. +.
OARLR = GRnLY.

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, ARE PRE-.
~ pared to do all kinds of work in their line,
In city or country. Principal place of business,
Sacramento. Shop, No. 1924 Second street, De
tween Z and L. fostofdee Box No. 40, Sacrs-
mentc. zptf
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If you want Number One Carpet
woven on short notice, send il TO MARY s. cow
GER, 500 NJ street. mrS-lm*
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THOs. McCAFFREY

CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. SHOP, SOP
" / street, between Fifth and Sixth. All work
promptly attended to and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Buildings of all kinds erected by con-
tract Orders solicited in city or country
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ATTORNETs.AT.LAW,
CLINTON L. WHITE

A TToRNEY-AT-LAw, 4oS STREET
a Quinn Building, Sacramento.
kar Notary Public I'm
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BUSINESS CARDS.
SUE ON,

DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OF La
~ dies and Chlldren's Neckwear, Mems
White shirts, Silks, Lacquered Ware. Curiosities,
Fans, and all kinds of Japanese Goods. Prices the
very lowest. 600 X street, between SIKH and
Seventh, sacramento. All orders promptly at
tended To
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CAPITAL IRON WORKS,

O0d K STREET. SACRAMENTO. STEAM
JU4 Engines and Boilers, from four to forty
horsepower now in stock. Pumping Engines
for Irrigation and Water supply constantly on
hand. Deep-well Pumps HorSe-powers and
Windmills manufactured as a regular line NJ
R. ROBE. IN
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Mccormick, E. II. Sherwood, Banker; J. Ma
guire, Banker, G. S. Davis, Banker; aud ]. o
1ichenor. Merchant, all of Elizabeth, n. j.
earnestly commend E,y's Cream Balm as q
specific for catarrhal affection. feS-1y
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TN THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CAL
L ifornia, county OF Sacramento In the mai
ter of the estate of FRIEDRICH APPEL, de
ceased; Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY
the 18th day of JULY 1887, at 10 O clock A. NJ. o.
the curt house in the city of Sacramento
county of Sacramento and State of California
has been appointed as the time ard place fol
proving the viii of said FRIEDRICH APPEL
Lagos for the issuance to him OF letters tesla.
mentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court
this 18th day of June, 1857
SEAL WM. B HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY JOS J. GUTH, Deputy Clerk.
GROVE "a JOHNSON, Attorney for Petitioner.
ieS0-1nf
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ROOT, NELSON g. CO.,


Union FOUNDRY = IRON AND BRASS
" Founders and Machinists Front street,
between n and O. Castings and Machinery OF
every description made to order. 4p1Iu
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Advice to Mothers.-Mrs. winslow's
SOOTHING STRUP.should always be used when
children cutting teeth. II relieves the little
sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep
eherub aWakes as bright IS asa button" II Is
very pleasant to taste. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums allays all pain, relieves wind,
regulates the bowels, and is the best known
remedy for diarrh9a, whether arising from teeth.
ing OF other causes. twenty-five cents bottle.
mrI6lYMWE
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A TToRNEY-AT-LAw, SOUTHWEST cCR.
"a ner fifth and streets, Rooms 10 and Il,
Suffer Building Sacramento. Cal. e
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CHzS. ROBIN, CLOTHIER, 702 j STREET }T,

o In o my tore,I shaIren
han offer
Q at andE
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y. FOSTER J. o. FUNSTON.
1855. #. FOSTER Il co., 1885.
DOCK BINDERS, PAPER RULERS AND
ID Blank-Book Manufacturers, No. 319 J street,
between Third and Fourth Sacramento. An
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LIBERAL RELIGIOUS LITERATURE.

VIEWS, OPINIONS AND SENTIMENTS OF
Eminent Writers on Religion and its Re
lation to Man and Society. Address MISS HAIR,
RET KELSEY, Secretary Unitarian Church
San Francisco. Correspondence invited. my2h.t
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At +. BaumePs, s23 j st Fresh Butter
and Eggs. 4 good glass of Cider or Buttermilk If
Carriage Painting by j. L. Parmeter, at
9l6 and 9lo Eleventh street, between and j., If
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TWO HUNDRED FAMILIES.

Ii General Bidwell carries out his ,ro-
ject of subdividing 1000 acres Of his fine
estate at Chico into five-acre lots. 1t will
give opportunity for the location of 200
families upon thoroughly improved and
highly cultivated land, at the very door of
prosperous market town, and in one OF
the. mos; fertile sections OF the great Sac
ramentc valley. The General, it is under
stood, will selectthe l 900 acres from the best
part Of his ranch. He ought to attach as
a condition that the purchaser must be a
newcomer, and buy to build and live
upon and cultivate the plat. 1t will not
greatly benefit Chico or the State to have
townsmen in Chico take the tracts, or for
them to fall into the hands of spectators.
What this new influence ought to accom-
plish is the introduction of 200 new fami-
lies to the State. That means at the least
500 new people interested in the devel-
opment of the State. The 0royille Register
says:
Each family with intelligent managementoan
not only live from five-acre farm, but will be
enabled to place money in the bank from yeaI
TO year for rainy day. Possibly gooI many
persons will doubt the assertion that a profit
above living can be mace from only five acres
OF land. One need only go to Stockton to find
at leaststwenty persons who own five-acre vine
yards or orchards, who are doing we'll from
these small holdings, and have good deal OF
money at interest. A well-known gentleman
of that city. Joseph Hale, clears each year
| from .iive-acre pear orchard from 81 800 To
$1,000. First-class varieties of table grapes
Bartlett pears. prunes, olives, apricots and vari
Gus other fruits always command good prices
and those who understand their culture are
living easily and in all ways are highly pros
porous.
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ESTIMATE SENT TO THE noARn

Ihlru Reader, ol2 pages, per copy. ......... "a 25
The excess of pages in each book actually
got out, over those estimated in 1888. is as
follows: Speller, I04 First Reader. 80
Second Reader, 96; Third Reader, 1872. If
the difference in size and binding of the
books is taken into consideration, it will be
seen that the estimates of 1888 were not so
far out of the way as might be expected in
getting at the probable cost of class of
work that had not been done in this State
up to that time. The difference in cost is
.825 cents over the original estimate and
the increase in number of pages of the books
actually made over those originally esti-
mated upon, is 424, or, in other words, the
increase in number of pages is over 60 per
cent, while the increase in cost is only 48
per cent. Here are indisputable facts to
snow that the cost of the text-b books under
my administration was actually less than
the estimate made by me in 1888, yet the
Chronicle man has the cool audacity to tell
the public that this estimate did not come
within one-fifth of what the books are
now actually costing ~ l might leave the
misstatements of the Chronicles writer
with this triumphant refutaiion but pre-
fer 10 examine other of his perversions.
He then goes on to make his stock com
parison between my estimates of 1885 and
the prices fixed upon the books published
of course taking no notice of the go per
cent. Increase of the size of the books-and
gives table showing, first, the number of
books printed, the rate at which they are
sold, and the total amount of money the
State will receive for them. l reproduce
the table.
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pdBcS,
Second Reader, 1872 pages per copy......... Is 900
Third Reader 800 pages per copy. "a $50
My estimates on the Speller and First
Reader were for books of common binding.
The Board determined to have all the books
bound alike in fine cloth, and well finished.
have supplied, in the above table from
memory, the number of pages in each
book. The Chronicle carefully suppresses
this fact, and compares the estimate of cost
OF those four books, containing 704 pages,
with the four books got out, containing
total of l,l2s pages Now let us see how
the comparison will look when accurately
made. | will premise by saying that take
the figures sent by me to the State Board of
Education, for the purpose of enabling
them to fix the price at which they deemed
the books should be sold-they spreading
the cost OF the plant and compilation over
a series of years-twelve, | believe:
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See appendix to supplemental report of
stock worked up in advance.
I ComDositiOn electrntyninp engraving etc
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In order to secure uniformity and I'M
provement ia the appearance of the
business portion of the city In the reg
uIaIiOn OF signs. etc.
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special meeting of the Sacra- &
mento HussaIs will be held THIS M
Thursday EVENING at o'clock <$<zN
Business of Importance. Per order of1&
CAPTAIN.
De KERR, Clerk iesO-Its
The Clifton clarion., 1887-09-28

Train roblipg would seem to be one of the most safe and lucrative businesses. Hardly week goes by now without the news Of a raid by a party of enterprising and progressive gentlemen, who com bine and make 2 successful deal in Wells, Fargo and Uncle Sam. The last venture in this line was made on the night of the 20th inst, when two masked men, with drawn revolvers, mounted the cab of the Texas and Pacific east bound express train as it pulled out of Benbrook, small station twelve miles west of Fort Worth. Tex. The engineer was ordered to run the train a few miles from Benbrook.f It was stopped just over the high trestle. Here two other masked men boarded the train. The fireman and engineer were then placed under guard and a dozen shots were fired into the express car and the door was final ly opened by Pacific Express Mes senger Malorey. One of the rob bers entered and cleared out the safe and then went into the mail car. Messenger Grifiths offered no resistance. Every registered letter in the car was secured by the roboer. The work was done in ten minutes and the engineer was ordered to pull out. The train was the through express from San Francisco. The booty taken was valued at S30,O00. The train was robbed at the same trestle last June. The guards were in passenger coaches, but they were over the trestle. No attempt was made to molest the passengers.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-09-28

At the Apache term of court Francisco Baca, ex deputy treas urer of Apache county, charged with the embezzlement of county funds to the amount of S11, ,166. 54, returned verdict guilty of em bezzlement as charged in the in dictment." Nathan Earth settled the suits against hlm, both criminal and civil, by paying a fine of $500, the widow of Morris Earth 5000, and leaving the Ter ritory by the first of January, 1888. Eben Stanley and Charles Gray, indicted for grand larceny. were given the alternative of leav- ing the Territory or standing trial, and concluded to leave Arizona, whereupon the indictments against them were continued. Frank Clark, charged with murder for the killing of Patrick Mullen in April last, brought in verdict of murder in the second degree.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-09-28

A San Francisco dispatch of the 23d inst. gives the following de- scription of novel parade: The Chinese residents of this city had a remarkable parade in honor of a great idol known as "Tan Wong" recently brought from China. The parade was one of oriental mag nificence, but was confined to the streets and alleys in Chinatown. Costly banners and weapons were brought from China expressly for this occasion. There were ten thousand Chinamen in line and numerous Chinawomen on richly caparisoned horses, the column presenting blaze of color. The women wore long siiken gowns and at their sides walked attend ants holding high banners of gold. 
 The men in the procession carried antique war implements. long gilt maces, elaborately carved swords on spears, around whose points were coiled gilt lizards, snakes and flaming dragons. A number of tall banners that sprang twenty feet in the air were preceded with another heavily armed battalion attired in the brightest yellow and carrying weapons, no two of which were alike. Immediately preced- ing the mighty ''Tan Wong" was band of music sounding huge gougs and kettle drums, while q body of cannoneers followed keep ing up a constant fusilade of fire crackers. Twelve worshipers clad in light yellow carried Tan Wong" who sat in a high chair. About and behind hun trod the attendants of Christ in long satin shrouds that swept the ground. They were accompanied by incense bearers whose censors were hung from the ends of long red poles. Following "Tan Wong" was a dragon one hundred and seventy five feet long and described as the most gorgeous ever seen in Amer ica. He was supported by sixty worshipers. This monster opened its mouth, writhed its body and by appliance known only to the Chinese, kept up a general out ward appearance of life as though desiring to devour the spectators viewing its contortions. The idol will be placed in the Joss house to-day to be worshiped.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-09-28
Proposals Wanted
OFFICE BOARD OF SUPERvIS- I
 oRS, COUNTY OF GRAHAM, TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.

J
 NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Graham, Territory of Arizona, will receive sealed proposals up to 12 o'clock M., MONDAY, OCTOBER 3d, 1887, for the building of an Hospital at Solomonville, Graham county, Arizona, upon the Courthouse grounds. Said Hospital to be built according to the plans and specifica- tions on file in the office of sad Board of Supervisors. Bids must be accom- panied by copy of this notice and a good and sufficient bond in the sum of Sl, ,O00 for the faithful perform ance of the contract, if awarded.
 Proposals to be filed with the Clerk of the Board and to be en- dorsed "Proposals to Build Hospi tal."
 The Board reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids.
 P. MICHELELA,
 Clerk Board of Supervisors. Dated at Solomonville, Ar izona September 13, 1887.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-09-28
ROdeO Law.

Section l. Cattle owners living in the same general neighborhood can agree upon the time, manner and place of holding rodeos, but such rodeos shall be held once in each year. When the time of rodeos is agreed upon, notice of the same must be posted in three public places in the neighborhood, and at least ten days previous to such rodeos.
 Sec. ?. Cattle owners after such rodeos shall drive all the cattle belonging to them back to the ranches Tn possession of the owners of such cattle respectively.
 Sec. 3. Whenever any person turns cattle on any range already occupied or in possession of an other he shall furnish water on such range in addition to that already thereon, free, unfenced and on the surface sufficient to water all such additional cattle.
 Sec. 1. Any person violating the provisions of this act is guilty of misdemeanor and punishable as provided for the punishment of a misdemeanor by the penal code
 Chapter 6l of the Complied Laws of Arizona, and "an act for the protection of stock raisers," !" approved March ', 1881, are here by repealed.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-09-28

The Phenix Gazette, with a great deal of truth, thinks that the overcoming washouts along the llne of the Southern Pacific rail road and the frequent and long delays resultant to traffic ought to have long since convinced the company that they had chosen the wrong route. A new line up the valley of the Gila that would avoid much of this work could be built with what it cost to keep the old route in repair.